Élmer Ponciano
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Élmer Ramón Ponciano Priego | ||
Date of birth | June 28, 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | USAC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Antigua GFC | ||
2001–2002 | Comunicaciones | ||
2002–2004 | Juventud Retalteca | ||
2004–2006 | Jalapa | 39 | (0) |
2006–2009 | Comunicaciones | 16 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Peñarol La Mesilla | ||
2010 | Zacapa | ||
2010–present | USAC | ||
National team‡ | |||
2001–2007 | Guatemala | 19 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 July 2010 |
Élmer Ramón Ponciano Priego (born 28 June 1978) is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for USAC of the Guatemalan Premier Division.
Club career[]
Ponciano started his professional career at Antigua GFC and had two spells at Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones. He joined newly promoted Peñarol La Mesilla in summer 2009 [1] but left the Huehuetenango side for Zacapa in February 2010 and then moved to his hometown club USAC in June 2010.[2]
International career[]
He made his debut for Guatemala in a March 2001 friendly match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2001[4] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup[5] as well as at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup[6]
His final international was a January 2007 UNCAF Cup match against Panama.
References[]
- ^ Nuevos refuerzos Peñarol La Mesilla se prepara - Nuestro Diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Elmer Ponciano, el primer refuerzo de la USAC - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links[]
- Élmer Ponciano at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Guatemala City
- Guatemalan footballers
- Guatemala international footballers
- 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- Comunicaciones F.C. players
- Deportivo Jalapa players
- Deportivo Zacapa players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players
- Antigua GFC players
- Association football defenders
- Guatemalan football biography stubs